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Surgical Removal Of A Skin Cancer On The Trunk Or A Limb

Maryland rates for HCPCS 11601

This procedure surgically cuts out a cancerous skin lesion located on the trunk, an arm, or a leg, along with a margin of normal-looking tissue around it to help ensure complete removal. It applies to a lesion in the smaller-to-mid size range for this type of excision, with the exact service depending on how large an area needs to be removed. The wound may be closed with simple stitches or, if extensive, addressed with a separate repair.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Skin Cancer On The Trunk Or A Limb cost?

$229

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $324.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $166 to $427Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $138 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 26th of 51

$229

AK $562KY $186

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.